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January 23, 2012
Crow Reservation man hospitalized after BIA officer shooting
A man from the Crow Reservation in Montana was hospitalized after being shot by a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer on Sunday night. Richard Martinez apparently exchanged words with officer...

Analysis: 'Angry mob' confronts a leader of Tuscarora Nation
"Although the subject was electricity, no representatives of National Grid or the state Power Authority attended a meeting held in a small room at the Tuscarora Indians' brand new $7...

Program promotes traditional values among Navajo families
A free program is helping families from the Navajo Nation restore traditional values into their lives. Family Roots and Wings is funded by a grant from the Administration of Native...

Pala Band reaches out to community with KOPA radio station
The Pala Band of Mission Indians of California is nearing the one-year anniversary of its radio station. KOPA 91.3 FM went on the air last February. The station offers a...

Saginaw Chippewa Tribe nears completion of big water park
The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan is reporting significant progress on the Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel. Construction began in March 2011. The 45,000-square-foot water park and a 244-room hotel...

Tule River Tribe seeks to diversify economy with gas station
The Tule River Tribe of California opened a gas station and convenience store, its first off-reservation business venture. The Eagle Feather Trading Post II is modeled after the gas station...

American Indian Movement Interpretive Center in Minnesota
Clyde Bellecourt, a member of the White Earth Nation, is bringing the American Indian Movement Interpretive Center to life in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bellecourt, one of the founders of the American...

VOA News: Tsimshian carver brings his culture to NMAI in DC
"In the mid to late 18th century, missionary schools were opened on Native American reservations in the U.S. The goal was to convert young people to Christianity and immerse them...

Pueblo woman sent to hospital after officer-related shooting
A woman in New Mexico was sent to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after being shot by a police officer from Ohkay Owingeh. According to news reports, a tribal police...

NCAI President Keel to deliver 2012 State of Indian Nations
National Congress of American Indians President Jefferson Keel will deliver the 2012 State of Indian Nations on Thursday. The address takes place at 10:30am at the Newseum in Washington, D.C....

Tim Giago: Reservation is the third poorest county in America
Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) © 2012 Unity South Dakota The old saying goes that “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”...

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords announces resignation from Congress
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona), who survived an assassination attempt in January 2011, will be stepping down from Congress this week. Giffords was shot in the head with an automatic...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe hired lobbyist who won earmarks
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts hired former Congressman William Delahunt as its lobbyist in 2011, just after he secured $400,000 in earmarks for the tribe, The New York Times...

French government returns Maori ancestors to New Zealand
The French government returned the remains of 20 Maori ancestors to the New Zealand government in a private ceremony in Paris today. The 20 heads were held by museums throughout...

Robert Chanate: Meeting an ally through a pedicab ride in DC
"The plan seemed simple enough: go to the National Park office, pull a permit and be back at the park in two hours. With this in mind, I set out...

Opinion: Repatriation of Native remains goes against science
"Research science and physical anthropology has taken a giant leap backward under the stewardship of the hard left, politically correct, multiculturalists running the Department of Interior. It is no surprise...

Column: New Indian lawmaker overcomes history of exclusion
"State Rep. Susan Allen will be the object of long looks when the Legislature commences this year's business on Tuesday -- and not just because she's the newbie. The south...

Newt Gingrich wins Republican primary vote in South Carolina
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich won the Republican primary in South Carolina on Saturday, easily defeating Mitt Romney, who has been considered the front-runner in the race. Romney, a former...

Kevin Abourezk: Mary Lee Johns fights $3.4B trust settlement
"Mary Lee Johns isn't one to back down from a fight. So when she learned Friday that attorneys for plaintiffs in the largest government class-action settlement in American history had...

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